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☆ Behind Nigeria’s Arrest of Binance Employee, Claims of a Bribe Request
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( David Yaffe-Bellany | Emily Flitter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Gambaryan, a former U.S. law enforcement agent, understood the message as a request for a bribe from someone in the Nigerian government, according to five people familiar with the matter and messages reviewed by The New York Times. He and a group of his Binance colleagues had just met with Nigerian legislators, who accused the company of tax violations and threatened to arrest its employees. Later that month, Mr. Gambaryan wrote a three-page report describing the payment request and gave it to Binance’s lawyers, two people familiar with the report said. The episode was the backdrop for a second trip to Nigeria that Mr. Gambaryan took in February. On his return, he and a colleague, Nadeem Anjarwalla, were arrested by the Nigerian authorities, setting off a crisis at Binance.

Persons: Tigran Gambaryan, Gambaryan, Nadeem Anjarwalla Organizations: The New York Times Locations: Nigeria, U.S, Nigerian, Binance

☆ How a Crypto Compliance Officer Ended Up in a Nigerian Prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( David Yaffe-Bellany | Emily Flitter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When he flew to Nigeria for a business trip in late February, Tigran Gambaryan, a top compliance officer at the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, packed a small suitcase with just enough clothes for two days. A former U.S. law enforcement agent, Mr. Gambaryan knew the trip was risky. Only a few weeks earlier, he and a group of colleagues had rushed out of Nigeria, concerned that the local authorities might detain them, five people familiar with that trip said. This time, he assured his wife, he would “get in and get out.”A month and a half later, Mr. Gambaryan is being held at Kuje prison in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, a complex that has housed Islamic State militants and Boko Haram fighters. After meeting with government officials in Abuja on Feb. 26, Mr. Gambaryan, 39, and a Binance colleague, Nadeem Anjarwalla, were abruptly escorted to a guesthouse controlled by Nigerian security officials, where they were held for nearly a month with no formal charges filed against them.

Persons: Tigran Gambaryan, Gambaryan, “, Nadeem Anjarwalla Organizations: Islamic Locations: Nigeria, ”, Abuja

Binance faces charges of alleged non-payment of Value-Added Tax (VAT) and company income tax, failure to submit tax returns and complicity in aiding customers to evade taxes through its platform, the reports said. Alongside the company, two senior executives — U.S. citizen Tigran Gambaryan and British-Kenyan Nadeem Anjarwalla — were both charged and remanded in custody by Nigerian authorities. "We were made aware that Nadeem is no longer in Nigerian custody. Our primary focus remains on the safety of our employees and we are working collaboratively with Nigerian authorities to quickly resolve this issue," a Binance spokesperson told CNBC. watch nowThe families of the two employees declined to comment at this time, but issued statements on March 20, following a hearing at which Nigerian authorities extended their detainment.

Persons: Budrul Chukrut, Tigran Gambaryan, Nadeem Anjarwalla —, Anjarwalla, Nadeem, Anjarwalla's, Elahe Anjarwalla, Tigran, Binance, Yuki, Samuel Alabi Organizations: Getty, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Federal High Court, —, CNBC, British, U.S ., Locals, Abuja, Afp Locations: Nigeria, Abuja, British, Binance, Nigerian, IBADAN, Ibadan

☆ Binance crypto exec reportedly on the run after busting out of custody in Nigeria
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Nadeem Anjarwalla escaped police custody in Nigeria on Friday, Binance said. Nigeria charged Binance, Anjarwalla, and another employee of the crypto exchange with tax evasion. AdvertisementA Binance executive is reportedly on the run after busting out of police custody in Nigeria on Friday. "We were made aware that Nadeem is no longer in Nigerian custody," a Binance representative told Business Insider on Monday. On Monday, Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service said it was charging Binance, Anjarwalla, and Gambaryan with tax evasion.

Persons: Nadeem Anjarwalla, Binance, —, Nadeem, didn't, Bayo Onanuga, Anjarwalla, Tigran Gambaryan, They'd Organizations: Service, Nigeria's Premium Times, Bloomberg, Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service Locations: Nigeria, Africa, Abuja

☆ Any new Armenia conflict would be France's fault, Azerbaijan's president says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attend a meeting in Yerevan, Armenia October 3, 2023. Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev last week pulled out of an EU-brokered meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at which Brussels said it was standing by Armenia. President Ilham Aliyev said "that due to the well-known position of France, Azerbaijan did not participate in the meeting in Granada," the Azerbaijani presidential office said. She declined to elaborate on what sort of military aid was envisaged for Armenia under future supply contracts. The Azerbaijani president visited Georgia on Sunday and thanked Tbilisi for offering to mediate for a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Persons: Catherine Colonna, Nikol Pashinyan, Hayk, Aliyev, Ilham Aliyev, Nikol, Charles Michel, Emmanuel Macron, Tigran Balayan, Guy Faulconbridge 私 Organizations: European Affairs, Armenian, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, European Union, European Council, Reuters Locations: Yerevan, Armenia, Photolure, Azerbaijan, Georgia, MOSCOW, European, South Caucasus, EU, Brussels, France, Granada, Baku, Nagorno, Karabakh, Tbilisi

☆ Who is Nikol Pashinyan, embattled prime minister of Armenia?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addresses parliament following an escalation in hostilities over the Nagorno-Karabakh region along the border of Armenia with Azerbaijan, in Yerevan, Armenia, September 13, 2022. Tigran Mehrabyan/PAN Photo via REUTERS /File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsYEREVAN, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Here are some key facts about Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who finds himself at the centre of a new crisis after Azerbaijan launched an offensive this week in the breakaway Armenian-populated territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. - Pashinyan, 48, is a former journalist who became prime minister after a wave of street protests, sometimes referred to as Armenia's Velvet Revolution, toppled his predecessor in 2018. - Pashinyan has engaged in successive rounds of talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in search of a peace agreement between two countries. - Pashinyan is likely to come under fierce domestic pressure again if Azerbaijan takes back control of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Persons: Nikol Pashinyan, Tigran Mehrabyan, Pashinyan, Ilham Aliyev, Vladimir Putin, Mark Trevelyan, William Maclean Organizations: Armenian, Rights, Criminal, Thomson Locations: Nagorno, Karabakh, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Yerevan, Rights YEREVAN, Russian, Russia, Moscow, Ukraine

☆ 2 Ukrainian teenagers who it's alleged were tortured by the Russians shot an 'occupier' and a 'collaborator' before they were gunned down, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Two teenagers were killed by Russian authorities in the Ukrainian city of Berdyansk, local news reported. The pair shot and killed a police officer and a civilian, according to reports. In May, a Ukrainian nonprofit said the 17-year-olds had be tortured by Russian law enforcement. The two 17-year-olds, referred to by Russian authorities as "pro-Ukrainian terrorists," were "neutralized," Russian news agency Interfax reported. Media Initiative for Human Rights, a Ukrainian nonprofit organization, reported in May that the teenagers had been tortured by Russian law enforcement.

Persons: —, Tigran Oganisyan, Mikita, Oganesyan, Oganisyan, Khanganov Organizations: Service, Independent, Novaya Gazeta, Novaya Gazeta . Media Initiative, Human Rights Locations: Ukrainian, Berdyansk, Russian, Novaya, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, Ukraiian, Berdyansk Ukraine

☆ U.S. Justice Department reportedly split over charging Binance as crypto world falters
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

Justice Department regulations say that money laundering charges against a financial institution must be approved by the MLARS chief. Binance's defense attorneys at U.S. law firm Gibson Dunn have held meetings in recent months with Justice Department officials, the four people said. Faced with the Justice Department investigation, Binance hired an external lawyer from U.S. law firm Paul Weiss, Roberto Gonzalez, who was previously Treasury's deputy general counsel. The Justice Department appointed Eun Young Choi, previously Monaco's senior counsel, as NCET's first director. MLARS has a reputation in the Justice Department for moving slowly in reaching prosecution decisions, people familiar with its activities said.

Justice Department regulations say that money laundering charges against a financial institution must be approved by the MLARS chief. Binance's defense attorneys at U.S. law firm Gibson Dunn have held meetings in recent months with Justice Department officials, the four people said. Faced with the Justice Department investigation, Binance hired an external lawyer from U.S. law firm Paul Weiss, Roberto Gonzalez, who was previously Treasury's deputy general counsel. MLARS has a reputation in the Justice Department for moving slowly in reaching prosecution decisions, people familiar with its activities said. Day met with Justice officials in Washington in recent months, three of the people said.

☆ Crypto exchanges enabled online child sex-abuse profiteer
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +22 min

These sites often included links for users to pay via crypto exchanges, the IWF told Reuters, declining to name companies. “For those people looking to make money from child sexual abuse, crypto has lowered the barrier,” said Dan Sexton, the IWF’s chief technology officer. The Dark Scandals website, owned by Michael Mohammad, instructs users to send tokens to a Dark Scandals digital wallet to purchase content. While banks and payment platforms demanded more details from online merchants, many crypto exchanges for years requested little or no information from clients. The IWF received more reports last year of websites selling child abuse imagery for crypto than any year prior.

The U.S. Justice Department, in a report this September, said many crypto exchanges still "make little or no effort to comply" with know-your-customer requirements. These sites often included links for users to pay via crypto exchanges, the IWF told Reuters, declining to name companies. While banks and payment platforms demanded more details from online merchants, many crypto exchanges for years requested little or no information from clients. Asked at his trial for his opinion of crypto, Mohammad noted, "Privacy is something that a lot of users value." The IWF received more reports last year of websites selling child abuse imagery for crypto than any year prior.

☆ Treasury sanctions firms, individuals involved in the transfer of drones from Iran to Russia in Ukraine war
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Treasury Department announced new sanctions against three firms and two individuals involved in the production and transport of drones from Iran to Russia to aid in Russian President Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine. The sanctions come as the U.S. and its allies look to punish individuals and organizations supporting Russia's war efforts. In addition, the Treasury issued sanctions against two individuals — Abbas Djuma and Tigran Khristoforovich Srabionov — for facilitating Wagner Group's acquisition of drones. State Department spokesman Ned Price also said Russian officials received training on the UAVs in Iran. The U.S., Britain and France said Iran violated U.N. Security Council resolution 2231 by providing the weapons to Russia.

☆ U.S. targets supply of Iranian drones to Russia in new sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Daphne Psaledakis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The United States is seeking to increase pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, which has reduced cities to rubble and killed or wounded thousands. Russia has procured drones from Iran that have been used to attack cities and power infrastructure in Ukraine. Iranian military entities and industries are already under heavy U.S. sanctions over Tehran's nuclear development program. Iran has acknowledged that it had supplied Moscow with drones but said they were sent before the war in Ukraine. Treasury also targeted Abbas Djuma and Tigran Khristoforovich Srabionov, accusing the two of being involved in the Wagner group's acquisition of Iranian drones to support combat operations in Ukraine.

☆ Binance is launching a training program for law enforcement to catch crypto criminals around the world
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Carla Mozée | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Binance has launched a program to train law enforcement on how to spot cyber crimes, moving in response to greater demand for help. The world's largest crypto trading platform said Tuesday its investigations team has responded to more than 27,000 law enforcement requests since November. The FBI recently warned about cyber criminals increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities in decentralized finance, or DeFi, platforms. Last month, the FBI issued a warning about cyber criminals increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities in decentralized finance, or DeFi, platforms to steal cryptocurrency from investors. Binance said its investigations team has responded to more than 27,000 law enforcement requests since November.

În calitate de observator, deputatul va face parte din misiunea Adunării Interparlamentare a Comunității Statelor Independente (AIP CSI) de monitorizare a alegerilor. Programul vizitei la Erevan include mai multe activități precum deplasarea la secțiile de votare, familiarizarea cu procesul de pregătire și desfășurare a alegerilor parlamentare anticipate din Armenia. La 27 martie 1992 a fost semnat Acordul privind înființarea Adunării Interparlamentare a CSI. Din 1994, reprezentanții AIP CSI participă la observarea alegerilor președinților, deputaților parlamentelor naționale și a referendumurilor naționale. Din Adunarea Interparlamentară CSI fac parte Parlamentele din Armenia, Azerbaidjan, Belarus, Federația Rusă, Kazahstan, Kârgâzstan, Republica Moldova, Tadjikistan, Ucraina și Uzbekistan.

Organizations: Statelor Independente, CSI Locations: Erevan, Armenia, Republicii Armenia, Tigran, Azerbaidjan, Belarus, Federația Rusă, Kazahstan, Kârgâzstan, Republica Moldova, Tadjikistan, Ucraina, Uzbekistan

☆ România, eșec surprinzător. Trupa lui Mirel Rădoi a cedat în fața Armenie
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Finalul de meci a fost unul de coșmar pentru România. În minutul 86, Armenia a egalat prin Varazdat Haroyan, iar peste alte două minute a obținut un penalty. Tigran Barseghyan a transformat lovitura de la punctul cu var și a adus victoria echipei sale.O surpriză de proporții a avut loc într-o altă partidă din grupa J. Golurile echipei gazdă au fost marcate de Harry Kane și Harry Maguire.În grupa D, campioana mondială Franța a învins Bosnia și Herțegovina cu 1-0, grație reușitei lui Antoine Griezmann. Ucraina a scos doar o remiză în partida cu reprezentativa Kazahstanului, scor 1-1.În grupa B, Spania a dispus de Kosovo cu 3-1.

Persons: George Pușcaș, Goran Pandev, Harry Kane, Harry, Antoine Griezmann, Dani Olmo, Torres, Gerard Moreno Locations: România, Armenia, Duisburg, Germania, Macedoniei, Nord, Anglia, Poloniei, Franța, Bosnia, Herțegovina, Ucraina, Kazahstanului, Spania, Kosovo, Grecia, Georgia

☆ Protecția sănătății și dezvoltarea adolescenților în contextul crizei COVID-19
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-26 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +5 min

Protecția sănătății și dezvoltarea adolescenților în contextul crizei COVID-19Experți internaționali și naționali discută, în cadrul unei conferințe online, despre problemele de sănătate și dezvoltare a adolescenților, accesul lor la serviciile de sănătate prietenoase tinerilor și la educația pentru sănătate pe timp de COVID-19, organizată de Asociația „Sănătate pentru Tineri” și Centrul Național de Resurse în Servicii de Sănătate Prietenoase Tinerilor „NEOVITA”, transmite IPN. „Scopul Conferinței este facilitarea schimbului de experiență și a practicilor bune în asistarea și promovarea sănătății adolescenților, inclusiv promovarea și educația pentru sănătate, în contextul pandemiei COVID-19”, a menționat președintele comitetului organizatoric al conferinței, Galina Leșco, șefă a Centrului „NEOVITA”. Marina Golovaci, secretar de stat la Ministerul Sănătății, Muncii și Protecției Sociale, a menționat că pandemia COVID-19 a avut o influență asupra sănătății adolescenților: ”Și nu doar prin afectarea nemijlocită a unui procent de tineri cu infecția COVID-19. Accesul la informații potrivite vârstei și la servicii de sănătate și asistență socială este un factor care salvează vieți. Este vorba despre închiderea școlilor și o izolare socială, inclusiv o eventuală expunere la violență în timpul carantinei.

Persons: Galina Leșco, Marina, Valeriu Sava, Nigina, Ilija Organizations: Agenției, ONU, Ministerul Sănătății, Muncii, Protecției Sociale, UNICEF Moldova, UNESCO, Ministerul Educației, Culturii, Universitatea de Stat, Medicină, Organizația Mondială a Sănătății ( OMS, Organizația Națiunilor Unite, Asociația, Federația Internațională, Planificării, Națiunilor Unite, UNICEF Locations: Moldova, Elveția, Republica Moldova, Moscova

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